“…For conventional identification, an extended panel of biochemical and cultural tests ( Table 1) was used (2,7,15,19,26,27). The hybridization test was done with chemiluminescent DNA probes (AccuProbe; Gen-Probe, San Diego, Calif.) specific for M. avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, and M. tuberculosis complex, according to the recommendations in reference 22, but using both the 5-and the 10-min ''selection times.''…”